West Side Oratory: Judas and the Black Messiah
Daniel Kaluuya may have won an Oscar for Judas and the Black Messiah, but it feels even timelier now than when it came out as protests rage across the country.
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Wastes Its Potential
Hellblade 2 is here. But should it be?
Living Through Words: Ethan Hawke on His Career, Poetry, and Wildcat
Ethan Hawke was recently in Chicago for a sold-out screening of his Wildcat, starring his daughter Maya Hawke. We chatted.
The Legacy of David Bordwell; or, The Memorial Service as Network Narrative
An account of the memorial service for film scholar David Bordwell.
Cannes 2024: Blue Sun Palace, Julie Keeps Quiet, Simon of the Mountain
On three films from the Critics Week section of Cannes 2024.
Cannes 2024: The Apprentice, The Shrouds
“The Apprentice” depicts the friendship between Donald Trump and Roy Cohn, while in “The Shrouds,” David Cronenberg reflects on old obsessions.
Fantastic Start to Fourth Season of Evil Maintains Creepy Quality
Evil is back for what looks like its final full season. It’s still phenomenal. And totally weird.
Cannes 2024: The Weirdo Films of Cannes
One the weird, the gonzo, and the unusual amongst the offerings of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Always a Rebel: Alessandro Nivola on The Big Cigar
An Interview with the actor about developing television projects with a cinematic flair, how Warren Beatty in “Shampoo” shaped his performance, and the uneasy marriage of privilege and activism.
Cannes 2024 Video #3: Megalopolis, Kinds of Kindness, Oh Canada, Bird, Wild Diamond
In today’s video dispatch, Isaac Feldberg joins Chaz to talk about the first batch of films reviewed at Cannes.
Cannes 2024: The Substance, Visiting Hours
“The Substance,” a body-horror film starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley, hit Cannes at just the right time.
Jack Flack Always Escapes: Dabney Coleman (1932-2024)
A tribute to the 9 to 5 and Cloak and Dagger actor, and his six decades of playing bad bosses and comic oafs.
Chaz Ebert and Esteemed Panelists Discuss Purpose-Driven Filmmaking at Cannes Film Festival
The panel will discuss the trend toward purpose-driven filmmaking in today’s industry and how that is impacted by the diversity of filmmakers, film genres, and the changes in funding in the filmmaking system.
Chaz Ebert and Ebertfest Honored By Experience Champaign-Urbana Foundation’s Toast of Tourism
The award honors her work with Ebertfest and its impact on the broader community of Champaign-Urbana.
The World’s Biggest Jewelry Box: Kristin Joseff on Hollywood’s Favorite Jeweler, Joseff of Hollywood
Interview with Kristin Joseff of Joseff of Hollywood about jewelry in the movies.
Cannes 2024: Emilia Pérez, Three Kilometers to the End of the World, Caught by the Tides
Jacques Audiard is one of the last directors you’d expect to make an original musical starring Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez.
I Will Be Happy if I Can Say I’ve Done My Best: Eye Surgeon Dr. Ming Wang on Sight
Interview with Dr. Ming Wang, who inspired the movie Sight.
Cannes 2024: Megalopolis
Francis Ford Coppola’s ambitious, long-awaited opus is his “Chi-raq.”
Cannes 2024: Kinds of Kindness; Oh, Canada; Scénarios
Anyone who sees “Kind of Kindness” expecting “Poor Things 2” is in for a nasty shock.
Cannes 2024: Megalopolis, Bird, The Damned, Meeting with Pol Pot
Francis Ford Coppola’s ridiculously long-in-the-making opus is unwieldy but hardly unwatchable.
